Page 17 - Citizenship Bill

CAA will be implemented, so will NRC: Nadda in meeting with Afghan refugees

Nadda saidBJP's rivals are protesting for vote bank politics while ignoring the plight of minorities of three neighbouring countries living in India

Rahul Gandhi has no knowledge of amended citizenship law: JP Nadda

He said that those opposing the amended citizenship law were essentially "weakening" the country

Proposal of states to not implement CAA is unconstitutional: FM Sitharaman

"A state assembly has passed a resolution against CAA. It is like making a political statement. We can understand that

Kerela Governor seeks report from state govt for moving SC against CAA

The office of Raj Bhavan sought the report from the state Chief Secretary of the state

We must speak out now or we will regret later: Amarinder Singh slams CAA

"Why have Muslims been excluded? And why have they (Centre) not included Jews in the CAA?" asked the Punjab CM

NPR anyone?

'Not that I agree with all that she or her party prescribes but I am totally in awe of her personal stamina,' the author writes on Mamata Banerjee

Kamini Lau, who upheld the right to protest, is a no-nonsense judge

Lawyers say she is a strict judge whose work culture is different in terms of clarity on the status of pending matters or state of evidence

Punjab becomes second state after Kerala to pass resolution against CAA

While the ruling Congress and main opposition Aam Aadmi Party supported the resolution, the BJP opposed it and Akali Dal sought the inclusion of Muslims in the act

Punjab assembly follows Left-ruled Kerala, moves resolution against CAA

A minister would move a resolution on the second day of the two-day special session of the Assembly urging the Centre to repeal the Act, the sources said

UP: 33 charged for provoking children to pelt stones amid anti-CAA violence

The accused were found to have provoked minors to throw stones during the clashes with police, the official claimed, adding that all the 33 accused were earlier charged under various sections of IPC

Kerala govt should have informed me before moving SC against CAA: Governor

Khan, while speaking to reporters at the airport here, said protocol demanded that he should have been informed first

Will engage with India, says Malaysia as Modi govt curbs palm oil import

This year, we foresee more challenges in some of our major markets, said Teresa Kok, Malaysia's minister of primary industries

West Bengal not to take part in NPR meeting on January 17: Mamata

She also dared Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to "dismiss" the state government for not toeing the line of the Centre

Anti-CAA protests: Delhi court grants bail to 12 in Seelampur violence case

Three people were arrested later in connection with the violence and two were granted bail earlier

Top US Senator urges Pompeo to press India for quick reversal of CAA, NRC

In a letter to Pompeo on Tuesday, Senator Bob Menendez, a Ranking Member of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act

Example of how literate need to be educated: Lekhi on Nadella's CAA remarks

Taking on Microsoft's Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella over his remarks on the Citizenship Amendment Act, BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi on Tuesday said it is the "perfect example" of how the literate need to be educated. Responding to a question by BuzzFeed on the CAA, Nadella was quoted as saying that what is happening in the country is "sad" and "just bad". Speaking to editors at a Microsoft event in New York, he also said he would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India create the next unicorn in India. "How literate need to be educated! Perfect example," Lekhi said on Twitter in response, and also posted Nadella's statement issued by Microsoft India. "Precise reason for CAA is to grant opportunities to persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan & Afghanistan. How about granting these opportunities to Syrian Muslims instead of Yezidis in USA?" she went on to say. After the BuzzFeed tweet quoting Nadella, Microsoft India issued a statement in which its CEO said every

Kerala minister says his govt will continue to fight CAA after moving SC

The CPI(M)-led government had on Monday moved the apex court challenging the CAA and sought to declare it as 'ultra vires' of the Constitution

People on streets as Parliament didn't say things that are required: Court

A court slammed Delhi Police on Tuesday for failing to show any evidence against Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad

Kerala takes Citizenship Act to Supreme Court, first state to do so

In a suit filed in the apex court, the Kerala government has sought to declare that the CAA 2019 is violative of Article 14

Malaysia PM defends criticising India as Modi govt blocks palm oil import

India, the world's biggest buyer of edible oils, last week changed rules that traders say effectively ban imports of refined palm oil from Malaysia